Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after variceal band ligation

Background/Aims There is a lack of data on long-term morbidity, particularly dysphagia, following endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVL). The aim of this study are to assess the incidence of dysphagia and variables associated with this complication after EVL. Methods We identified individuals who c...

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Main Authors: Saraswathi Arasu, Hammad Liaquat, Jaspreet Suri, Adam C. Ehrlich, Frank K. Friedenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2019-12-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
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Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2019-0019.pdf